Space
Trapped Mars rover’s driving days are over
After months of trying to extricate the Spirit rover from a sand trap, NASA believes the attempt is hopeless – but the robot's useful life may not be over
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Comet storm split destiny of Jupiter’s twin moons
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Panel calls for global ‘asteroid defence agency’
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Hidden asteroids are stalking the Earth
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Physics
Approaching Earth makes asteroids go pale
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Trail of dust may point to fresh violence in asteroid belt
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Solar system ‘on fire’ burned up Earth’s carbon
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Solar system may be more compact than thought
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Crystal mountains speak of moon’s molten past
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Physics
Top 10 space stories of 2009
The most popular space stories of the year include a visualisation of what it would look like to fall into a black hole
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2009 review: The year in space
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Are we looking in the wrong places for water on the moon?
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Earth
Our atmosphere came from outer space
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Large moon of Uranus may explain odd tilt
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